Cass can't continue with a relationship that involves just her body when her heart is breaking.... But the deal she made with Sicilian tycoon Maximos Borsellino was for sex--and when that fails to be enough for Cass, Maximos ends the affair. Cass is completely destroyed. Worse, she discovers she's pregnant....

But an explosive reunion is on the cards in Jane Porter's dark, passionate and utterly gripping story.

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Cass can't continue with a relationship that involves just her body when her heart is breaking.... But the deal she made with Sicilian tycoon Maximos Borsellino was for sex--and when that fails to be enough for Cass, Maximos ends the affair. Cass is completely destroyed. Worse, she discovers she's pregnant....

But an explosive reunion is on the cards in Jane Porter's dark, passionate and utterly gripping story.

About the Author

Jane Porter loves central California's golden foothills and miles of farmland, rich with the sweet and heady fragrance of orange blossoms. Her parents fed her imagination by taking Jane to Europe for a year where she became passionate about Italy and those gorgeous Italian men! Jane never minds a rainy day – that's when she sits at her desk and writes stories about far-away places, fascinating people, and most important of all, love. Visit her website at: www.janeporter.com

While reading The Sicilian's Defiant Mistress, I felt I was on an emotional roller coaster. It's passionate, sensitive, and emotional; it's Jane Porter, at her best! This book was exceptional because it shared and described emotions women feel and men or some men never admit. Passion, lust, attraction, hurt, anger, betrayal and secrets. However, the emotional ride reading The Sicilian's Defiant Mistress was well worth it!Max and Cass are dynamite, dynamic, sensual, volatile, passionate, and explosive is all I can say. I read this in one sitting and when finished, I felt emotionally drained yet privileged to have read such a wonderful and incredible story.Back Cover:Cass can't continue with a relationship that involves just her body when her heart is breaking.... But the deal she made with Sicilian tycoon Maximos Borsellino was for sex - and when that fails to be enough for Cass, Maximos ends the affair. Cass is completely destroyed. (...)

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2.0 out of 5 starsA different love story

January 29, 2013 - Published on Amazon.com

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The Sicilian's Defiant Mistress by Jane Porter is somewhat different from Jane Porter's other Harlequins. It's a much darker story filled with secrets and revenge.The heroine is fighting with a lot of emotions and she has a hard time figuring out what she needs and what she wants.I had a hard time reading this story. It did not have the same easy flow as Jane's other books.I have read many of Jane Porter's books and really love them, but this one is the first one that is very different from her other books and I had troubles enjoying it.

I ended up skipping over many paragraphs, the author did plenty of babbling on and on. Where there should have been a paragraph or two there were five pages instead, on something as simple as a ten minute conversation she would write a whole book on it instead. I felt that she would make her point, or feeling at a particular part and then make the same point again, over and over. The same way I just described it, lol. It's utterly maddening and causes the book to be somewhat of a bore.

I really liked the story, the only problem I had was there seemed to be too much introspection. What ever became of being open and honest? Just think of all the unnecessary pain these two placed upon themselves. I am not a violent person, but I really felt like strangling Emelio as well. What a waste of space!

Yes the title was misleading in the whole of the story but she was an ex mistress who was defiant by keeping a secret. The jest of the story was he dumped her and she finds out she is pregnant. He finds out later and wants her back. I have read many of Jane Porter's books and will enjoy more from her.